Chapter 66

Chapter 66

"Fully Intact" is an immersive variety show created by a certain TV station, featuring real-life performances by celebrities.

From its inception, this show was revealed to be the station's S+ key project of the year.

Both the investment and production team are top-notch.

Because of this, the guests for the first episode are also very high-profile.

The production team started a countdown four days ago, releasing a promotional photo of a guest each day. All the participating guests are currently popular celebrities, and ordinary people can't even qualify to participate.

So, just after Lanxing signed Su Xingyao, they immediately announced his participation in "Fully Intact" with the production team.

As soon as the promotional photos were released, many people became envious.

"Jealous"

"Jealous +1"

"I heard that several popular celebrities wanted to participate in the first episode but couldn't, envy Su Xingyao's opportunity"

"Su Xingyao's new company seems pretty reliable, although both have 'star' in their names, it's much better than Yingxing Company"

"Please don't mention that unlucky company"

"Wow, Lanxing is really insanely wealthy, giving Su Xingyao a great opportunity right after signing"

"But to be fair, Su Xingyao is indeed very suitable for variety shows, now I'm totally looking forward to it"

"Looking forward to it +1, when will this show air? I can't wait to see Su Xingyao's performance"

Since the two photos posted by netizens were exposed, public opinion of Lanxing has been improving.

This time, seeing the company so quickly providing resources to Su Xingyao, they were even more envious.

Thus, the so-called 'wild chicken company' in their mouths turned into a golden phoenix with diamond-encrusted feathers overnight.

Su Xingyao was the last guest confirmed for "Fully Intact".

The contract was signed just a few days ago, and the first episode was filmed immediately.

With a management team, Su Xingyao no longer had to deal with the tedious tasks of coordinating with the production team.

Before departure, he only focused on one thing—packing his luggage.

When coordinating with the production team, the main focus was on keeping the guests in the dark for authenticity.

They only revealed to him that the first episode was a slightly horror-themed immersive experience with some deductive elements.

No details about the script, content, or arrangements were disclosed.

Therefore, Su Xingyao could only prepare what he needed to bring based on the scant information they revealed.

After checking his luggage, his new assistant Xiao Yue arrived with the driver to pick him up.

Xiao Yue was new to working with Su Xingyao, so when she first stepped into the Lu family villa, she was momentarily stunned.

She was not a novice assistant and had seen many celebrities' mansions before.

But a villa this large and luxurious was something she had never seen before...

As Xiao Yue stood there in a daze, Su Xingyao was already pulling his suitcase towards her.

Behind him trailed a dog and a cat.

As Su Xingyao prepared to leave again, Luori barked at him a few times.

Only after Su Xingyao squatted down and pinched his ears did Luori obediently lie down, wagging his tail at Su Xingyao.

Coral, less clingy than Luori, also lay down beside him, lazily lifting her tail and swishing it twice, as if waving goodbye to Su Xingyao.

Xiao Yue's gaze was captivated by the scene, her eyes filled with envy as she looked at the obedient cat and dog.

"Mr. Su, you're so lucky to have both a cat and a dog. They look at you like kids seeing their dad off to work."

As Su Xingyao fastened his seatbelt, he turned around, waved to Luori and Coral, and then smiled as he explained to Xiao Yue.

"Their dad's still abroad."

Unaware of the shock in Xiao Yue's eyes, Su Xingyao thought Lu Jiuxu's WeChat nickname seemed quite fitting for this.

After resting at the hotel arranged by the program team that morning, Su Xingyao took their car to the recording site.

This program still uses the most popular filming method currently.

The show is streamed live online during recording, with highlights edited for the official broadcast.

However, not all the guests have arrived yet, and makeup and styling are still being done.

Only the behind-the-scenes crew is following the guests to capture detailed footage for extras, and the online live stream hasn't started yet.

After stepping out of the car, the staff led Su Xingyao to the backstage makeup room.

"Mr. Su, please pick your makeup and styling for today first."

Su Xingyao found the staff's words quite interesting.

Although he hasn't been on many shows, most immersive programs that require stars to perform usually have them draw roles or have roles assigned by the program team, with the stars then doing makeup and styling based on those roles.

This program, however, flips the script, letting the stars choose their own looks directly.

As Su Xingyao was pondering this, he heard a surprised voice from inside.

"Why are there skirts here?"

Pushing open the half-closed door, Su Xingyao saw that the speaker was Luo Yiyuan.

He was the first guest officially announced for "Full Exit," and in recent years, he's been one of the few solo singers in the domestic music scene with exceptional vocal abilities and top-tier popularity and influence.

Luo Yiyuan was standing in front of the outfits the program team had arranged for them.

He was meticulously examining each outfit, completely unaware that Su Xingyao had entered.

After eyeing the several sets of skirts arranged by the program team, he asked the staff with a puzzled expression, "You're not going to make us wear skirts, are you?"

The staff chuckled at his question.

"Mr. Luo, if you're into skirts, you can pick them." Luo Yiyuan quickly waved his hand, "Being a cross-dressing tycoon is not for me."

After saying that, he, who was still a bit hesitant about which outfit to choose, seemed afraid of being stuck with women's clothing if he chose too slowly, so he directly grabbed a cool punk outfit in his hands.

That outfit happened to be the one Su Xingyao was eyeing.

After picking his outfit, Luo Yiyuan turned around and finally noticed Su Xingyao, waving enthusiastically, "Hi Xingyao!"

Luo Yiyuan usually sings heartfelt or lighthearted love songs, and with his striking appearance, he looks quite impressive on stage.

But in reality, his personality is a mix of being a social butterfly and talkative.

So upon seeing Su Xingyao, Luo Yiyuan immediately walked over to him.

He acted like they'd been friends forever, effortlessly striking up a conversation with Su Xingyao.

"When is the next episode of your travel variety show being recorded? My mom keeps bugging me to find out."

"I’ve told her a million times I don’t have your number, but she won’t take no for an answer…"

At this point, Luo Yiyuan whipped out his phone and flashed his WeChat QR code, "Come on, let's add WeChat first."

After quickly adding Su Xingyao on WeChat, Luo Yiyuan snapped a selfie with him and immediately sent it to his mom.

Then he fired off a voice message.

"Mom, I've met Xingyao, his next episode isn't scheduled yet, but he's recording a show with me now, why don't you tune in and watch?"

Luo Yiyuan's series of actions went down like clockwork and took less than two minutes.

After updating his mom, he snapped back to the task at hand and reminded Su Xingyao.

"Xingyao, hurry and choose your outfit, or you'll be stuck with the ladies' outfits."

Just as Luo Yiyuan finished speaking, another guest strolled in.

After hearing his words, the newcomer was surprised, "Do we have to scramble for the outfits? Then I better hurry."

The speaker was Xie Jin, the queen bee of her girl group.

Known for her excellent singing and dancing skills and a face straight out of a first-love story, her personality is actually quite straightforward.

This contrast between her sweet looks and bold personality is what’s made her the standout in her nine-member girl group.

With her hair in twin tails and dressed neatly, she quickly ran to Su Xingyao's side and snagged the detective costume.

After Xie Jin also chose a male outfit, Su Xingyao looked at the remaining student uniform and two female outfits, swiftly claiming the student uniform.

The show only had three male outfits to begin with.

Su Xingyao and the other two had already taken all of them.

Thus, the late-arriving male idol Gu Feiyang had no choice but to grudgingly settle for the slit cheongsam.

Because the other princess outfit had already been snatched up by Wu Ningning, the period drama star who arrived ten seconds before him.

Before styling, Gu Feiyang, not ready to give in, made one last attempt.

"These clothes probably won't fit me, right? Can’t I just get a guy’s outfit?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the voice of the show's director echoed from across the room.

"Each outfit has been custom-tailored for the guests."

In other words, no matter which set you choose, the production team has already prepared the right size for you.

Gu Feiyang, who had failed, tearfully complained, "Even if you're rich, you can't just throw money around like that..."

The production team: "No choice, we're just being whimsical."

Hearing the smug voices of the production team's directors, the guests looked at Gu Feiyang with sympathy, but also felt a bit nervous for themselves.

Even before filming began, they were already being set up by the production team, and who knows how many more traps await them in the upcoming episodes.

After picking their outfits, the staff led the five guests to their respective makeup rooms to start their makeup and styling.

Su Xingyao chose a student uniform, and his makeup and styling were the freshest and simplest among the group.

Though the makeup and styling were simple, the final result was excellent.

The stylist, looking at Su Xingyao in his shirt and uniform, couldn't help but blush.

"Mr. Su, you're just too handsome."

With his thick eyebrows, big eyes, red lips, white teeth, long legs, slim waist, and youthful, sunny appearance, he was the spitting image of a manga campus heartthrob.

Though the entertainment industry is full of handsome men and beautiful women, and the makeup artist has worked on many stars, this was the first time she'd seen someone with such a naturally flawless appearance, looking almost the same with or without makeup.

After genuinely complimenting Su Xingyao, the makeup artist joked, "You must have received a lot of love letters back in school."

A strand of hair fell onto Su Xingyao's forehead, and he shook his head gently, "I hardly received any."

He wasn't being modest; he really hadn't gotten many.

As the makeup artist looked on in surprise, Luo Yiyuan, decked out in a black leather jacket and looking cool, showed up at Su Xingyao's makeup room with his cameraman.

Seeing Su Xingyao's look, he whistled, "The campus hottie is here."

Soon, all five guests were done with their makeup and styling.

The production team also told them that the roles matching today's outfits would be the identities they'd play.

Right away, everyone's identity cards were handed out.

Su Xingyao opened his identity card to find "Ordinary High School Student."

Wu Ningning couldn't help but complain, "Looking this good and still ordinary? Director, your identity setup is totally unconvincing! I suggest changing it to 'Campus Heartthrob.'"

After that, she revealed her own identity, "I'm a noble princess."

Xie Jin, dressed in a very androgynous style, followed by flipping open her identity card, "Medieval Private Detective."

Luo Yiyuan tugged at his jacket and said coolly, "Rebellious Teenager."

And standing in the middle, forced to wear women's clothing, Gu Feiyang.

"Warlord... too, too..."

As everyone introduced their identities, the online live broadcast of "Whole Body Retreat" had already started.

The audience walked in just as Gu Feiyang was introducing himself.

When they saw his high-slit cheongsam and the opulent shawl draped over his shoulders, everyone burst out laughing.

"LOLOLOLOLOL"

"Is the show really going all out like this?"

"Our modern heartthrob instantly transformed into a warlord's wife."

"Cross-dressing is such a thrill."

"I suggest all the male guests try this look."

After poking fun at Gu Feiyang, everyone turned their attention to the other guests' outfits and were immediately drawn to Su Xingyao, who stood in the corner with the most understated look.

"OMG, where did this ridiculously handsome and pure guy come from?"

"Camera crew, can we get a close-up of Su Xingyao's face, please?"

"OMG, this uniform is so clean and gorgeous."

"Can we make this look permanent? Su Xingyao is killing it."

"This is the epitome of a campus heartthrob."

"I suddenly really want to see Su Xingyao in a campus drama—it would be such eye candy."

While the netizens were busy gushing over Su Xingyao's looks, he was also checking out the other guests' outfits.

Modern high schooler, private detective, rebellious teen, Chinese cheongsam, and noble princess.

Their styles were all over the place, like they were from different eras.

And the production team still hadn't revealed the theme for this episode.

Seeing everyone's wildly mismatched outfits, Su Xingyao couldn't help but wonder.

What theme could the production team possibly use to tie these completely unrelated looks together?

As Su Xingyao was mulling this over, the other guests started to catch on.

Xie Jin straightened her detective beret and ventured a bold guess.

"Are we doing a cosplay theme this episode?"

Gu Feiyang frowned, "My director just mentioned this episode has a bit of a horror vibe..."

He glanced at the large group of staff in front, looking both panicked and confused, "So what exactly are we supposed to be?"

Hearing Gu Feiyang's words, Luo Yiyuan shuddered, as if something had just dawned on him.

"With all these outfits from different eras and countries, are you guys planning to summon ghosts from every time and place imaginable?"

His words sent a chill down everyone's spines.

The adorable Wu Ningning covered her mouth in fear and, after a few seconds, whispered to the others, "Um... is anyone else scared of ghosts?"

Luo Yiyuan, standing next to her, nodded like crazy.

Xie Jin wasn't as expressive, but still admitted, "Other things are fine, but I'm a bit scared of Chinese horror..."

Gu Feiyang also agreed, "I'm also very scared of those ghost wedding scenes..."

Mentioning this scene, a few of them got goosebumps from fear.

After sharing their fears, they all turned to look at Su Xingyao, who hadn't spoken.

"What about you, Xing Yao?"

Su Xingyao was the calmest among them.

He shook his head to everyone, "I'm not afraid."

He had more to say but didn't.

But before he could speak, Luo Yiyuan, hearing that he wasn't afraid of ghosts, ran over and clung to his leg, "Great! Then I'll be in your group later!"

Su Xingyao was a bit embarrassed, "Maybe you should reconsider..."

Before he could finish, Luo Yiyuan interrupted with a cry, "Please! I'm terrified of ghosts!!"

"Hahaha, Yiyuan, don't be so clingy, I mean."

"Yiyuan is supposed to be playing a rebellious teenager, so what's with this shivering act?"

"Surprisingly, Su Xingyao is the bravest of the five."

"Su Xingyao is truly the king of variety shows; looks like he's going to shake things up again this episode."

After some wild speculation, the staff handed each of them a wrist device similar to a watch.

After putting it on without any instructions, several people in black suddenly rushed out and quickly placed cartoon blindfolds on each guest.

Su Xingyao's vision instantly went pitch black.

His world seemed to plunge into darkness in that moment.

When the production team discussed it with him earlier, they mainly explained the show's content, format, and other details, but did not mention this segment.

In the pitch black, Su Xingyao's palms clenched, turning cold instantly.

Realizing this was part of the recording, he began to take deep breaths, trying to overcome his fear of the dark.

So he focused on his surroundings.

At first, he could still hear Luo Yiyuan panicking and repeatedly asking, "Where are you taking me?"

After shouting a few times, probably annoyed by his noise, a mechanical voice suddenly warned through all the guests' earpieces.

"The wristbands worn by the guests have an electric shock effect. If the rules are not followed, punishment will be administered. Accumulating ten punishments will result in direct elimination."

"Now, please quietly proceed to your destinations."

After the mechanical reminder, everyone quieted down.

In Su Xingyao's ears, apart from the sound of two people in black walking, he could hear nothing else.

For someone afraid of the dark, the journey to the destination was sheer torture.

Forced to follow the men in black, Su Xingyao had no idea how he got there, his mind solely focused on reaching the destination quickly so he could remove the blindfold.

After walking for a bit, he finally got there.

After waiting for about half a minute, the show's prompt finally sounded.

Su Xingyao, who couldn't stand wearing the blindfold for another second, quickly pulled it off.

Then he realized it was still pitch black in front of him.

?

Su Xingyao looked around and saw that it was still dark, then he raised his hand to touch his eyes.

What's the point of taking off the blindfold if it's still this dark???

Are they messing with me or what!

"The storyline has started, please begin exploring on your own."

In the darkness, the earpiece suddenly buzzed with a mechanical voice again.

Su Xingyao took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.

He had just taken a few steps forward to complete the task when he suddenly heard noises nearby.

"Who?"

In the dark, Su Xingyao turned towards the sound.

The moment he spoke, he heard a scream.

"Ahhhh stay back!"

Hearing this familiar scream, Su Xingyao called out, "Yiyuan?"

Luo Yiyuan, trembling in the corner and too scared to move, heard Su Xingyao calling him and immediately scrambled towards the sound, as if Su Xingyao were his savior.

"Su... Su..."

Just as Luo Yiyuan reached Su Xingyao, he suddenly heard what sounded like zombies biting nearby.

And behind that, there were also some creepy, terrifying screams of children.

What scared Luo Yiyuan even more was that as these sounds happened, a cold, chilling wind suddenly blew towards him.

Luo Yiyuan, who had been scared of ghosts since he was a kid, couldn't handle this.

With cold sweat on his hands and feet, his mind started racing with images of fierce ghosts eating people.

Luo Yiyuan was scared out of his mind.

"Don't come over, don't come over..."

He screamed in panic, hiding behind Su Xingyao and clutching his legs tightly.

But after holding onto Su Xingyao's legs for a few seconds, Luo Yiyuan suddenly calmed down.

Just as the audience wondered what had made him so brave all of a sudden, they heard him ask Su Xingyao, his voice trembling.

"Su Su..."

"You... you're not afraid of ghosts, are you?"

Su Xingyao, whose legs were tightly held by Luo Yiyuan, struggled to speak, "I'm not afraid of ghosts."

Luo Yiyuan didn't believe him and poked the leg he was holding.

"If you're not afraid of ghosts, then why are you shaking?"

Su Xingyao swallowed hard, "I'm not afraid of ghosts..."

He glanced around and revealed the truth to Luo Yiyuan.

"But I'm scared of the dark..."

Luo Yiyuan: ?

Luo Yiyuan's shocked expression was broadcast live through the night vision camera.

The audience burst into laughter at their conversation.

"HAHAHAHAHAHA"

"What a pair of geniuses Yiyuan and Su Xingyao are."

"Yiyuan thought he found someone unafraid of ghosts, but turns out he's scared of the dark HAHAHA."

"Luo Yiyuan: Who knew my Su Ge, so tough on 'Let's Travel Together', is scared of the dark HAHAHA."

The audience, discovering Su Xingyao's weakness, couldn't stop laughing.

But before they could laugh for three more seconds, a flash of white light suddenly appeared.

The next second, the pitch-black room was suddenly lit up.

Su Xingyao, who claimed to be scared of the dark, pulled out a palm-sized lamp.

The lamp was small but incredibly bright.

It lit up everything within ten meters.

Through the light, the audience saw the room's furnishings clearly.

They also saw a staff member in a wig blowing cold air at Su Xingyao with a blower.

The bewildered staff member: ??

Luo Yiyuan, who suddenly saw everything clearly: ???

The unprepared audience: ????

The chief director, whose mind was blown: ?????